awards Flashcards
Tajikistan awarded the country‟s highest distinction to former Afghan defence minister _________________ and former Afghan president ___________________. __________ was known as the Lion of Panjshir and led the strongest resistance against the Taliban
name of award:
Tajikistan awarded the country‟s highest distinction to former Afghan defence minister Ahmad Shah Massoud and former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani. Massoud was known as the Lion of Panjshir and led the strongest resistance against the Taliban
name of award: Order of Ismoili Somoni 1st Class
____________, a village in Madhya Pradesh‘s _________, has been nominated in the ‗Best Tourism Village‘ category for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Award.
Along with this, two other villages have been nominated - (one each) from ___________ and ___________
Ladhpura Khas, a village in Madhya Pradesh‘s Niwari district, has been nominated in the ‗Best Tourism Village‘ category for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Award.
Along with this, two other villages have been nominated - (one each) from Meghalaya and Telangana
ramon magsaysay awards 2021 winners:
also known as:
last cancelled in:
indian journalist to win in 2019:
Dr Firdousi Qadri of Bangladesh and Muhammad Amjad Saqib of Pakistan, as well as Philippine fisheries and community environmentalist Roberto Ballon, American citizen Steven Munsi, who works for humanitarian work and help refugees, and Indonesian WatchDoc for investigative journalism.
Also known as: Asia’s noble prize
Last cancelled in: 2020
Indian journalist to win in 2019: Ravish Kumar
prominent indians to win ramon magsaysay award:
established in:
named after:
Established by:
Arvind Kejriwal (2006), Kiran Bedi(1994), Jayaprakash Narayan (1965), T. M. Krishna (2016), Jayaprakash Narayan (1965), Baba Amte (1985), Vinoba Bhave (1958), Verghese Kurien (1963), Manna Dey (1966), Satyajit Ray (1967), R. K. Laxman (1984) and Mother Teresa (1962).
Established in: 1957
Named after: 3rd philipine president(ramon magsaysay)
Established by: by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government
______________ of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service _______________ has been bestowed with the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020. President Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the award in a virtual ceremony for her immense contribution to the MNS as nurse administrator.
Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service Brig S V Saraswati has been bestowed with the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020. President Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the award in a virtual ceremony for her immense contribution to the MNS as nurse administrator.
Former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women, _____________, has been named this year‘s recipient of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award.
Former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, has been named this year‘s recipient of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award.
Eminent English author __________, Hindi writer ___________ and six others were selected for the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. The others who received the Fellowship are ___________, _____________, _______________, _______________, _____________, ______________.
Eminent English author Ruskin Bond, Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla and six others were selected for the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. The others who received the Fellowship are Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay (Bengali), M Leelavathy (Malayalam), Dr. Bhalchandra Nemade (Marathi), Dr Tejwant Singh Gill (Punjabi), Swami Rambhadracharya (Sanskrit), Indira Parthasarthy (Tamil).
Delhi-based environmental organisation __________________ has received the 2021 Right Livelihood Award for its ―grassroots approach of empowering vulnerable communities to protect their livelihoods and claim their right to a clean environment.‖
The award is known as ______________________
Prize:
The prize was established in ____ by German-Swedish philanthropist ___________________
Delhi-based environmental organisation Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) has received the 2021 Right Livelihood Award for its ―grassroots approach of empowering vulnerable communities to protect their livelihoods and claim their right to a clean environment.‖
The award is known as Sweden‘s alternative Nobel Prize.
Prize: 1 million Swedish crowns (115000 USD)
The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull
The man behind ―Yellow Revolution‖ – _____________, awarded with Globoil Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
The man behind ―Yellow Revolution‖ – Mr. Dinesh Shahra, awarded with Globoil Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
